5MB Microdrive for D60

[dbarthel]

Has anyone tried the new Toshiba 5MB microdrive in the D60? I asked Canon if it would work, and they have not tried it.

[earl_damron]

I'm not familiar with it.

Do you mean GB?

Do you have a Web address where I/we could check it out?

Thanks

[Hartmut]

Would not work! 12bitFAT is restricted to 2GB!
Regards
H.

[mrchips]

Drive is a full size PCMCIA II card for notebooks.

Denny

[mrchips]

While on the microdrive subject...

There have rumors of a 2 GB microdrive from IBM. It is my understanding that IBM has/will soon sell its hard drive division so a limited use item like this (compared to normal PC/MAC hard drives) will probably die with the sale of that division. I really can't see Hitachi, Maxtor, Seagate, or WDC carrying this line on. :(

Well so much for my 2 cents on the subject.

Denny

[earl_damron]

mrchips wrote:
a limited use item like this (compared to normal PC/MAC hard drives) will probably die with the sale of that division

That would certainly be a shame. I've used my 1gb drive since the very first day with my D60. The card that came with the camera had never even seen the light of day. In fact, I can't say I've ever even seen it.

If that were true, I'd probably try to pick up a couple more to have for future use.

Earl

[mrchips]

Well thats just my opinion, but after spending the last 15 years in the computer industry and seeing the way that industry has shrunk thats my gut feeling. :(

I purchased 2 more when they had the $50 rebate last month at 250 after the rebate they were a bargin.

I think a total of 3 gives me almost 400 raw photos before having to download to my notebook.

Enjoy!
Denny

[mrchips]

Here is the story;

http://boston.internet.com/news/article.php/1183551

They sold that division to Hitachi. Possibly the reason for the big rebate sales the last 2 months